Pakistan refusing to return airline hijackers: India

India on Wednesday accused Pakistan of refusing to hand over hijackers involved in the 1999 seizure of a domestic passenger airline that was commandeered and flown to Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said despite several requests by India, Islamabad had failed to hand over the hijackers, which he said New Delhi believes are on Pakistani soil. Pakistan has consistently denied that it is harbouring the hijackers. “The matter is still being pursued with the Pakistan government, including through the joint anti-terrorism mechanism and the home secretary-level talks on terrorism under the composite (peace) dialogue,” he told parliament.